Open AccessCULTURE POTENTIAL OF SPINY LOBSTER
Author(s) -
Ting Robert Y.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual workshop ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 1043-5166
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1973.tb00104.x
Subject(s) - spiny lobster , panulirus argus , captivity , fishery , crustacean , biology , juvenile , scylla serrata , decapoda , ecology , zoology
It is possible to raise the spiny lobster ( Panulirus argus ) in captivity from the late pueruli stage to cmercial size (790 to 900 g) in approximately 3 to 4 years. The pueruli collected in inshore waters usually undergo two moltings and metamorphose into postlarvae. The postlarvae, young, and juvenile lobster collected from shallow waters readily feed on molluskan flesh. The Caribbean beach clam ( Donax denticulatus ) is ideal food for the lobster. The mortality of the lobsters can be kept at a minimum level if they are kept separated in individual compartments or cages. It is doubtful that the commercial culture of the lobster can be undertaken at this time; maintaining a large number of lobsters in captivity requires a large space and manpower, and the time required for the lobster to reach marketable size is exceedingly long. The cost of the operation is prohibitive at the current price structure.